Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr Preview, Prediction, Fight Info & Full Undercard For Flyweight Showdown

Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr headlines this weekend at the Resorts World Arena in a compelling flyweight clash. Check out our preview, fight prediction and much more ahead of Saturday’s intriguing main event in Birmingham.

Galal Yafai boasts the perfect 9-0 professional record following his gold medal victory at the 2022 Tokyo Olympics, with Francisco Rodriguez Jr a 46 fight veteran and former world champion.

SportsCasting’s guide below will tell you all you need to know when it comes to the Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr flyweight dust-up this weekend.

Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr Preview

Boxing fans are in for a treat this weekend as Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr headlines at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England on Saturday night for UK fight fans.

Although there is no world title belt on the line, this fight is an intriguing battle between two classy flyweight contenders. The WBC interim belt is on the line here, with the winner in a strong position to fight the #1 112-pound fighter on the planet – Kenshiro Teraji.

This is a real 50/50 contest between two of the best 112-pound fighters in the world. Whoever wins Saturday’s main event is assured a shot at full world honours in their next fight, possibly even before the end of the year.

In one corner you have the skilful, fresh and hard-hitting southpaw Galal Yafai. Standing in the opposite corner you have the experienced, well travelled, former world champion Francisco Rodriguez Jr. This is a tantalising clash with implications on the world stage in the flyweight division.

After beating Sunny Edwards, who officially announced his retirement after losing to Galal Yafai via knockout, there is a serious amount of hype surrounding the 9-0 Brit right now. Win this and defend his WBC Interim Flyweight Title and he could well face Kenshiro Teraji for the full green and gold belt at the back end of 2025.

He will have to be at his very best though, with Rodriguez having formerly shared the ring with some of the best fighters of the past decade. He has shared the ring with the great Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, Donnie Nietes, Junto Nakatani and Kazuto Ioka to name but a few former opponents.

Boxing fans are calling this a real 50/50 clash, so who will leave the ring with bragging rights and a future world title shot? Not long until we find out!

Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr Prediction

This is a huge step-up in the career of Gala Yafai. Although he put in a career-best performance last time out in stopping former world champion Sunny Edwards, ‘Showtime’ clearly didn’t want to be in the ring and had one eye on retirement already, which he announced in the aftermath of the contest.

That being said, Yafai still dominated the fight and showed that he is indeed world class. He will have to put in another career-best performance on Saturday night if he is to defeat Francisco Rodriguez Jr, who is a 46 fight veteran despite being the same age as Yafai.

The Mexican has shared the ring with several bonafide world champions and some of the best fighters of the last decade. He may have lost six fights, but all of the experience and know-how is with the former world champion here.

If he is to win, Yafai will have to be punch-perfect for the full 12 rounds. Both men pack a punch, but here at SportsCasting we see this fight going the full 36 minutes.

Expect a highly competitive affair from start to finish, perhaps with some controversy as well. If the fight ends via stoppage we feel it will be in favour of Rodriguez, but we expect Yafai to come through this tough test to win a close decision on points.

SportsCasting’s boxing expert prediction: Galal Yafai to WIN via Decision

Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr: Fight Info

• 🥊 Fight: Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr
• 📊 Records: Yafai (9-0, 7 KO’s) | Rodriguez (39-6-1, 27 KO’s)
• 📅 Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
• 🕛 Main Event Time: Approx. 10.00pm BST
• 🏆 Titles: WBC Interim & IBO World Flyweight Titles
• 📺 TV Channel: DAZN
•  🏟  Venue: Resorts World Arena | Birmingham, England, UK

Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Tickets

Tickets for the upcoming Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr fight at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham are almost sold-out. There are still limited tickets available through event365 and AXS.

Yafai vs Rodriguez tickets range in price, with seats starting at £40. These £40 seats are the cheapest seats in the arena, furthest away from the action. The most expensive seats are the ringside ones which cost a maximum of £285.75.

There are also tickets priced at £60, £100, £120, £150, £200 and £220 for different sections inside the Resorts World Arena. The average ticket price is around £100 for this blockbuster Yafai vs Rodriguez show in Birmingham this weekend.

The venue, now called the BP Pulse LIVE, has a capacity of around 15,000 for boxing events. It has hosted several boxing events in the past, with the most recent being the Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron rematch back in .

Ben Whittaker’s next fight could well be the Resorts World Arena too, but first all eyes are on Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr for the WBC Interim & IBO World Flyweight Titles.

What Time Is The Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr Fight At?

The Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr fight is set to get underway at approximately 10.00pm local (BST) time.

This means that UK fight fans have the joy of being able to watch this compelling flyweight dust-up just after prime-time on Saturday night.

Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing have been trying to get their main events to start no later than 10pm in recent months, with this weekend’s flyweight clash no different.

The estimated ring walks for Yafai vs Rodriguez will be around 9.30pm. The undercard action is set to get underway at approximately 5pm, with DAZN beginning their broadcast at 7pm for TV.

DAZN is the only place to watch the Yafai vs Rodriguez Jr fight and undercard action this week in over 200 countries worldwide. It is available as part of your regular DAZN subscription and doesn’t require any additional pay-per-view costs.

Galal Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr Undercard

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